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SCP-587 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-587
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$4.9M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
14
Estimated one-time startup/capital costs are approximately $4,912,000, with annual recurring operating costs around $1,691,000. Major drivers are structural chamber construction, HVAC/precipitation and redundancy systems, and recurring staff wages and utilities/data storage.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.9M
Facilities $2.6M
[#1, #13] Structural construction/retrofit of sealed isolation room sized for 21.3×36.5 m diorama plus catwalks, viewing platforms and service space (catwalks/platforms included).
Equipment $710K
[#2, #4, #5] Installed hardware: climate/precipitation system, high-resolution camera optics (hardware portion), and programmable LED lighting hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $341K
[#9, #10, #14, #16] Specialized micro-manipulation/observation instruments, autoclave/sterilizer, initial secure research IT for analysis/archiving, and initial sample transport kit.
Redundancy And Fail Safes $300K
[#12] Secondary HVAC/pumps/spare tanks and other redundant critical-component procurement.
Archiving And Decommissioning $260K
[#22] Long-term archiving setup and decommissioning reserve (secure storage and dismantling reserve).
Contingency Reserve $250K
[#21] Recommended contingency/rapid-response fund (capital reserve).
Wastewater Treatment $200K
[#3] Sealed drains, holding tanks, on-site filtration/sterilization and setup of effluent handling systems.
Backup Power $125K
[#11] UPS for servers and standby generator / redundant power hardware.
Legal And Compliance Setup $50K
[#15] One-time legal/ethics/compliance and cover-story setup costs (institutional review, documentation, NDAs).
Security Systems $30K
[#6] Access control, alarms, biometric readers, intrusion detection hardware installation.
Training Setup $15K
[#20] Initial staff certification and training setup costs.
Hazmat Equipment $6K
[#18] Micro-scale fuel handling and hazardous-materials response equipment / spill kits.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Salaries & benefits for security (6 guards), scientific team (project lead + researchers), and technical/maintenance staff.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#15] Annual legal counsel, compliance activities, cover-story PR reserve and rumor containment budget.
Utilities And Energy $95K/yr
[#5, #11] Electricity for HVAC/chillers/servers/lighting plus generator fuel & standby maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $68K/yr
[#9, #10, #17] Consumables for micro-manipulation, PPE/waste disposal, HVAC filters, bulbs, seals and small model parts.
Research And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#19] Ongoing demographic/medical studies, specialist lab testing, reagents and periodic specialist time for resident monitoring.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#8, #12] Preventative maintenance contracts and scheduled upkeep of critical mechanical systems; minor emergency repairs.
Surveillance And Storage $30K/yr
[#4, #14] Recurring storage, secure backups, server maintenance and IT support for continuous high-resolution recording and analysis.
Training And Certification $30K/yr
[#20] Recurring staff training, certification refreshers and sterile-protocol drills.
Logistics And Transport $16K/yr
[#16, #18] Sample transport, secure packaging, micro cold-chain costs and small fuel/refill/replenishment for miniature vehicles handling.
Wastewater Treatment $12K/yr
[#3] Annual treatment/disposal contracts and maintenance for wastewater generated by precipitation events.
Background Checks And Clearances $12K/yr
[#6] Annual costs for background investigations, clearance renewals and related security vetting.
Emergency Drills $12K/yr
[#12] Annual emergency drills, fail-safe testing and associated training consumables.
Archival Maintenance $5K/yr
[#22] Ongoing climate-controlled storage costs and archive maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
93.8% probability / year
Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations and scheduled maintenance only.
no_incidents routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure or small contamination event requiring short-term repairs, additional testing and limited overtime.
hvac_failure small_leak_or_contamination
🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant climate-control failure or contamination event causing partial resident loss, major repairs, long downtime and PR/legal engagement.
major_hvac_collapse wastewater_system_failure
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.2M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Severe containment failure or public exposure requiring full remediation, replacement of major systems, extended research pause and substantial legal/PR and decommissioning expenses.
public_exposure facility_wide_contamination
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 6 guards to cover three shifts (costs included in staff_wages [#6]).
Research Scientist 5 Project lead + 4 researchers responsible for experiments, approvals and analysis (salaries included in staff_wages [#7]).
Engineer / Maintenance 3 HVAC/water technicians and maintenance staff for sterile upkeep (salaries included in staff_wages [#8]).
📋 Confidence Notes
SCP notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a constrained estimate; however large ranges per item, anomalous behavior of the artifact, and uncertain incident frequency reduce precision.
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